P. S. I bought shoes.

And I have blisters from wearing them to walk to the linguistics department to get my adviser code for fall scheduling. Note to self: Do not break in new sandals barefoot by walking several blocks uphill on concrete and cobblestones.

And I'm really pale.

And my legs look really skinny in this picture.

And I'm taking single-variable calculus because I am not very good at math. And I have a midterm on Friday.

Okay.

catch-and-release

Can we talk about how much this is like having a jellyfish crossed with a cumulus cloud artfully draped around your neck? YEAHHHHH. Be mine?

Catch-And-Release Scarf in Sky, $32 at Anthropologie

l'oxfords

In my sophomore year of high school, while writing a Magic 8-Ball program in Java for my computer programming class, I was told that if I was trying to be fake-French, "Le Oracle Eight Ball" was poorly constructed and should instead have been "L'Oracle Eight Ball." Thanks, Yanick, for improving my fake-French skills. And for the chocolate. And for making fun of me. And for being so persistent trying to get to know me. And for all the time backstage during rehearsals spent discussing absolutely nothing.

So... L'oxfords:

Gray cardigan: Uniqlo. Black top: Target. Pashmina: gift. Skirt: Forever21. Tights: DKNY. Oxfords: Payless.

these are my confessions

1. I'm seeing someone else, and I've got one on the way.
2. It's not yours.
3. I'm lying.
4. I bought this skirt from Forever21 two weeks ago because I really wanted to buy something (anything; as Tammy Faye Bakker put it, "I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist"). I would have bought summer clothes, but I wasn't sure if I was going to be staying in Berkeley over the summer, because I wasn't sure if I was really going to attempt a Computer Science degree, because I don't love it, and I am afraid of failing.
5. I took these photos anyway.
6. This skirt makes me feel fat.
7. I like symbolic action.
8. So I returned the skirt under the justification that it made me feel fat and I am indeed attempting a Computer Science degree, and the Forever21 store credit instead went to summer purchases.
9. I was going to make a backup Fall 2010 class schedule, in case I fail miserably over the summer. But then I realized that artists do not have Plan B's, or else they will fail. There will always be a Plan B, whether or not I have thought it out in advance. So while I'm not pursuing an artistic major, I'm operating under the assumption that I am getting a Linguistics/Computer Science degree, which means I need summer clothes, dammit. I'm always so willing to suspend disbelief when it comes to theater or books. Why not school?

Hair clip: no idea. Peter Pan collar blouse: delia's. Gold skirt: Forever21. Bracelet: hand-me-down, grandmother's. Tights: BP Nordstrom. Silver oxfords: delia's.

typical sam

You know those days when you saunter out of your apartment feeling cute as hell, and then you spend all morning running into everybody you were hoping to see during your Super Mario Invincibility Star/Cute As Hell period, only to realize that what you're wearing is Typical You, which by some twisted deductive logic means that Typical You is cute as hell?

Yeah, it was one of those days.

Don't judge me.

Gray cardigan: Uniqlo. Light blue thermal: Old Navy. Teal fake pashmina: gift. Black satin skirt: made by my grandmother. Tights: some brand at macy's. Oxfords: Payless. Untied shoelace: Constant Vigilance.

permutations

I MUST ADMIT... despite the perks of its simplicity, having a capsule wardrobe gets kind of boring.

V-neck UC Berkeley sweater: uncle's, hand-me-down. Blue fake pashmina: gift. Tiered skirt: Forever21. Purple tights: BP Nordstrom. Oxfords: Payless. Rings: estate sale.

P. S. I love tumblr.

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my brother asks the important questions